Topic: 7.25" Gauge Turntable at GHLS (Golden HorseShoe LiveSteamers)

[russ]

You all might be impressed by the massive bearing upon which our turntable rides.  This became surplus to the needs of a maritime division of our government and its original intended use was to support a very tall rotatable mast on a ship.  We don't anticipate having trouble turning very large locomotives weighing up to a couple of tons.  The club member who made the truntable happen had a strong interest in building for weight as he is building a 7 1/4" model of a CPR Selkirk which was a massive 370 ton 2-10-4 used in the Rocky Mountains on the challenging mountain grades. In 7 1/4", this locomotive will be 15 feet long with tender.

Russ in Oakville, Ontario, Canada

[Ferd]

Here are a few more pictures of the steam up area turntable. The last picture shows the gasoline powered hydraulic lift to load trains on the track network from your trailer or car.

[Ferd]

Here is a picture of our turntable at the GHLS - I will post more pictures of our track and accessories as time allows. The turntable allows us to move locomotives onto the steam up and blow track tracks.